How to Use scopolamine in a Sentence

scopolamine

noun

• And more: Parts of the plant, when crushed, yield scopolamine, a.k.a.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2020
• At the time, a drug called scopolamine was widely used as an anaesthetic for childbirth.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2021
• The Times reported the racing board changed the penalty for scopolamine use in October 2018.
  — Steve Almasy and Faith Karimi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019
• Of course, pollination is slightly hazardous work when your food of choice is laced with scopolamine.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
• Baffert has claimed that the small amounts of scopolamine found in Justify were due to jimson weed contaminating his feed supply.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2020
• It is usually used in the form of scopolamine or commonly burundanga.
  — Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021
• Justify has tested positive for scopolamine, a drug found in jimson weed.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
• Note that scopolamine is generally not available for sale in Latin America.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2023
• Did other horses in his barn test positive for scopolamine and at similar levels?
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2019
• One issue that was raised during the two-day hearing in a federal courthouse was that the positive test for scopolamine on Justify in 2018 was a factor in Churchill’s decision to suspend the trainer.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
• When Ana is drugged by her dealer with scopolamine and overdoses, Matias must balance a journey back to her through either revenge or shamanic ritual.
  — Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021
• Doctors use atropine to reduce saliva during surgery, and to accelerate the heart rate when needed, and scopolamine protects against post-surgery nausea and vomiting.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
• Atropine and scopolamine, powerful hallucinogens, can be found in plants in the nightshade family, among them mandrake, henbane and thorn apple.
  — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine, which can help optimize a horse’s heart rate, after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021
• There have been 34 alkaloids discovered in henbane, including scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
• Using a technique called mass spectrometry, Robinson and his colleagues studied the chemical composition of four of the bundles and found the compounds scopolamine and atropine—the same chemical mixture that’s found in datura.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
• Prescription preventions like scopolamine patches work well, too.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2023
• The flower contains the alkaloids scopolamine and atropine, which are considered an entheogen—a psychoactive compound used in a spiritual context.
  — David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 23 Nov. 2020
• An autopsy of her body revealed large amounts of scopolamine, an anti-nausea medication that can also be used to incapacitate someone.
  — Liz Brody, Glamour, 7 May 2018
• Most equine medical experts believe that scopolamine is not a performance enhancing substance.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
• By the 1920s, the majority of laboring women were isolated in hospital wards and given morphine and scopolamine, an amnesiac.
  — Jennifer Block, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2020
• California regulators concede that no other horse at Santa Anita tested for a level of scopolamine as high as Justify’s.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
• Atropine and scopolamine are powerful deliriants that can produce hallucinations and out-of-body experiences.
  — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• Justify's trainer Bob Baffert received notification that the horse had tested positive for scopolamine.
  — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2019
• Test results, emails and internal memos in the Justify case show that California regulators did not notify Baffert for nearly three weeks that his Derby favorite had tested positive for scopolamine.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2019
• Drugs like scopolamine, while useful, also have serious side effects, particularly drowsiness.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018
• Motion sickness patches containing scopolamine, an anti-nausea medication, are not approved for children.
  — Marnie Hanel, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• Authorities allegedly uncovered evidence on Allwine’s sophisticated computer equipment and cellphones of inquiries into the use of bitcoins and the purchase of scopolamine.
  — Scott Wente, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2017
• Analysis also detected atropine and scopolamine — both are psychoactive compounds that can cause disorientation, sensory disruption and vivid hallucinations, researchers reported Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.
  — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024